Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-05-20
THE MUSICAL CONVENTION

There is abundant evidence that thor
oughly popular interest has been developed
in the Brattleboro musical festival, which
holds its first session on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday Of next week.
The Brattleboro members Of the chorus
number 1875, and delegations Of from 10 TO
20 members each are assured from Bellows
Falls, Vernon Wilmington, Keene, Win
chester, Hinsdale and other nearby places,
which will bring the full chorus up to at
least POO members The orchestra of 20
pieces, as we stated last week is doing ex-
cellent preparatory work, and its perform
ance will be a strong and attractive feature
of the occasion. IL will take part in the
rehearsals ON Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings and in the concerts on Thursday even
ing and Friday afternoon and evening.
Prof Whitney Of Boston, the conductor
will arrive on Monday, and ON Monday
evening will take hold in earnest of the ac-
tive work Of the week by devoting an hour
TO drill with the chorus and orchestra, and
the balance Of the evening TO drill with the
orchestra The soloists will arrive Thurs
| day noon, and ALL including the Lotus Glee
club, will appear in the attractive miscela-
neous program to be presented at the after
noon matinee
| Thursday evenings concert will open with
an overture by the orchestra and the cho
rus numbers, with orchestral accohpnni-
ment, will include "And the Glory Of the
Lord" from the Messiah, "Ie Watching
over Israel from H0dh, and "The Heav
ems are Telling" from the Creation. In the
miscellaneous numbers all the soloists and
the Lotus glee club will appear This pro
gram, which comprises l3 numbers, * an
especially attractive one.
Al 4 = g. Al Il.
raj numbers will be the MngniGcpi 10y Prof
Whitney and "1hc Marvellous Work from
the CrcdtioH, with orchestral overture an,
seven miscellaneous numbers
The first part If the grand closing con
cert ON Friday evening will consist of ter
selected numbers, notable among them be
ing the prison scene from n Irordfore an,
the Halleluiah Chorus from the Rcssidh
The second part will consist in the preScn
tation Of Rossini's Sidbdt Mater, in which
the full chorus, orchestra, solpists aud GLE
club will take part.
Never before has such variety Of at
tractive aud thoroughly good music hcci
offered 10 our people, 10 be rendered by ar
fists Of note aud established reputation. !
is safe to predict that IA spirit Of real cn
thusiaAu in the occasion will he aroused ii
the community before the week is over
seats are being placed IN the armurN an
the spacious auditorium will be made con
venient and attractive for festival uses
Electric lights will be- placed in the arm,
ry for Thursday and Friday evenings. 1hi
will be done through the courtesy Of star
key x WellmHn and Edwards * Lillis Wh
have offered the use Of their store light
for those evenings
While nothing is said on the season tick
cts about admission to the rehearsalS. th
committee wish it understood that holder
Of such tickets will be admitted to the r,
} hearsas ON their presentation.
Special rates Of railroad fare, with otht
particulars, are announced in full in III
advertisement elsewhere printed
: The evening concerts will close in scasu
to allow passengers from the north To- r,
turn home on the night express at 1910
, 1t is expected that special train will
+ run 10 Mortified after the concert Fridu
evening, for the benefit of those wishing
attend
, The public school session, will be- omit,
I ON Thursday and Friday afternoons, pr
t vided such action ON the part of the con
mittee is warranted by the number u p
1 pills expressing desire To- attend the fc,tiyo